Climate Politics
US Nuclear Industry Fetes Rare New Reactors as Retrofits to Dominate
Despite resurgent interest in nuclear power and the Vogtle plant opening in Georgia, the US can expect only minor reactor upgrades in the years ahead.
The Alvin W. Vogtle power plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, with the two new reactors and cooling towers on the left.
Photographer: Ryan Cavataro/Bloomberg
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The US nuclear industry threw a huge party in Georgia to celebrate the country’s first new reactors in more than 30 years.
Fanfare last week over the long-delayed expansion included a choir, color guard and a big yellow cake shaped like the Alvin W. Vogtle facility. Governor Brian Kemp even quipped to a crowd of hundreds about building another reactor there.